Have you ever been in a situation where your mental peace has been disturbed? Have you ever had questions like – how can I protect my mental health? How can I be peaceful?
I’ve read and heard different people’s ideas and opinions and finally I’ve come up with these following ways which, if you practice, then you too can attain some amount of mental peace. It may not be the solution to all your problems but, it might help you deal with everyday issues ad stresses.
GROW AND LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES
A very important thing which you need to understand is, whatever has happened, cannot be changed. So, instead of overthinking and overanalyzing things that went wrong in the past, figure out what went wrong and how can you prevent the mistakes from happening again.
LOVE YOURSELF
This is connected to the first point. Learn to love yourself. Don’t be too harsh on yourself. Another thing you should always keep in mind is: being kind to yourself, loving yourself and taking time to take care of yourself is not being selfish, it’s called self-care which everyone needs to practice.
“It’s absolutely okay to take time for self-care. You can’t do things well if you don’t feel well.”
CREATE HEALTHY BOUNDARIES
Creating healthy boundaries for the people in your life is extremely important for your mental peace. Being there for people is good, but make sure you don’t burn yourself out in the process. By creating healthy boundaries you are taking care of your mental health. Remember, you can’t do good to others if you don’t feel good yourself.
TAKE CONTROL
A very important thing to always keep in mind is: you are always responsible for your happiness.
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be” – Abraham Lincoln
Do not give anyone or anything else the control over your mental peace. Take back the control, keep yourself peaceful and happy.
BE GRATEFUL
This phrase should explain it by itself. Be grateful for everything good in your life.
To know more about being grateful, check out my blog:
Are you an overthinker? Do you constantly worry about things that are a complete waste of your time? Are you constantly stressed and/or anxious?
I have always been the person that overthinks everything! But recently I’ve been able to control my thoughts, so I want to share some tips with you.
First of all you need to understand that overthinking and overanalyzing things is not good for you! You need to take the decision to control your thoughts.
Be aware of what’s happening
You need to be aware of all the different thoughts consuming your mind, then only will you be able to control these thoughts.
Recognize negative thoughts and acknowledge them, stop pretending like everything is okay, in doing so you’ll be able to calmly process them and work through them.
Writing down thoughts can help you declutter your mind.
Tip- whenever a stressful situation comes up and/or negative thoughts start crossing your mind, take a step back, think about your reaction to the situation, be aware of the thoughts crossing your mind.
Be focused
While doing something, be focused on that task, don’t let your mind wander. Stay focused, it will be difficult keeping your thoughts in one place, but with time and practice you will be able to control your mind.
Meditation can help you stay focused and clear your head of unnecessary thoughts.
Try new things/get a hobby
Free time can be an excuse for too many thoughts to wander into your head.
Sometimes our minds get so used to our daily routine that many thoughts end up in our head even while doing different tasks.
Trying new things will occupy your mind and free time and prevent you from overthinking about things.
Tip- while selecting a hobby, look for something that you enjoy and makes you happy.
Control your thoughts
A very important thing to remember is that you are in control of your thoughts. Do not let the voices in your head get in control of you. Remember that they are only voices and they get control only when you give them the control.
Redirect your thoughts, whenever a negative thought occupies your mind, turn it into something positive.
That’s all for this time. Tell me in the comments- what have you been overthinking about?
Let me ask you a question – are you supposed to be doing something else right now? A project? An assignment? Maybe even household chores? If your answer is yes then, like me you procrastinate a lot. So I am here to give you some tips and tricks on how to procrastinate less and work more.
MAKE REALISTIC TO-DO LISTS
All of us might be familiar with the concept of to-do lists, if not then let me explain, it is a list of things/goals you wish to accomplish within a particular time period and when you do it you check/cross it out of your list.
For example
Finish chapter 6
Complete notes of chapter 10
Write notes to chapter 8 & 9
Finish reading the library books
I hope this gives you a basic idea of to-do lists.
But here’s a mistake that people often make with their to-do lists – they fill their lists with unrealistic expectations and often times their list is so full that it makes situations very stressful. If you see things on your list that are impossible to finish within the time period then you need to either recheck your list or give yourself more time. Keep the most important tasks on your list and work on those before adding more things to your list. Make sure to keep your list in such a place where it is visible to you at all times, that way you can keep track of all the things you’ve done and the things you need to do.
MAKING TARGETS/SETTING GOALS OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE
This one might be a little opposite to what I said previously, but just hear me out. When you set targets that are within your comfort zone, you will slack, this is because you subconsciously know that you can do it and you won’t work hard on that task. Set targets that are a little out of your comfort zone while keeping realistic goals.
CLEAN/ORGANIZED WORKSPACE
This is something that is so small yet so important! Having a clean workspace gives you a stress free environment. It doesn’t have to be extremely clean or extremely organized, it just needs to be clean enough so that you don’t get a heart attack everytime you look at it.
REMOVING DISTRACTIONS
A really big reason/common excuse that we’ve all used at some point is – I get distracted easily! Well, it is time for you to control that distraction instead of letting it control you. Turn off all the distractions while working, get to a quiet place and try not to have music while working , especially if it is your favorite song (you will get distracted, trust me!)
VISION BOARDS/INSPIRTIONAL QUOTES
Let’s be honest – there are moments when we don’t feel like working/feel demotivated and that’s completely okay! We all have such moments. But the thing is – the world will not stop and you need to keep hustling to get to your dreams and goals. Having a vision board and/or inspirational quotes in/around your workspace will motivate you to work harder. Make sure that these are kept in a place where you can see them all the time, especially while working.
Here’s a guide to making a vision board –
SURROUND YOURSELF WITH POSITIVITY AND LIKE MINDED PEOPLE
People can be a make or break for your work. If you surround yourself with positive, hardworking, like-minded people you will be motivated to work harder. On the other hand if you surround yourself with people who are more focused on other things and not really interested in working, then you’ll most probably get distracted and/or lose interest in work.
TAKING A BREAK
Doing one thing for a long period of time will numb your brain and it won’t let you be productive.
Fun fact – worker ants take anywhere from 8 minutes of rest every 12 hours to over 250 1 minute naps in 1 day at irregular intervals.
Although I don’t suggest you follow the ant routine I do suggest that you take a 10 minute break every 30 minutes or 15-20 minute break every hour. DO NOT use this time on social media or on your phone, you won’t know how fast time goes if you get on social media. Instead walk around or stretch your body or just close your eyes and meditate. This will energize you to get back to work.
BRIGHT LIGHT/GOOD LIGHTING
Another really small yet important thing. When you work in places that are not well lit your mind automatically gets demotivated or distracted on doing the work. Just like a photo or video doesn’t come out well without proper lighting, same way your true potential cannot come out properly without proper lighting. Make sure that your workspace is properly lit, preferably with natural lighting.
P.S.: These are just some things that work for me, they don’t necessarily need to work for you. Don’t be disheartened by that, just look for what works best for you and go for it.
Love.Peace.Happiness. 